#1960stv — Public Fediverse posts
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Developed as Ian Fleming's SOLO starring Robert Vaughn, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. soon became a duo after its debut on this date in 1964.
“The part of Ilya was 5 lines," David McCallum said in 2021. “But the writers saw the relationship...and it grew.”
All episodes are on Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/search?query=The+Man+from+Uncle+Season+1+season+2+season+3+season+4
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Don Herbert (1917-2007) — a Peabody Award-winner as MR. WIZARD — was born on this date.
Here he is teaching 1960s kids how to light his birthday candle. (Or make a bomb, I'm not sure.)
Episodes of his TV shows from the 1950s-'80s are on his official YouTube:
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Al Lewis #BOTD in MUNSTER, GO HOME (1966) the Universal feature film released after the TV series completed its two-season run on CBS.
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RIP William Russell. So glad we got to see him back in Doctor Who one more time as Ian Chesterton, in Jodie Whittaker’s final episode. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/jun/04/william-russell-obituary #DoctorWho #WilliamRussell #1960sTV #60sTV #RIP
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The Sixth Finger, a 1963 episode of The Outer Limits. A scientist tries to speed up human evolution. He creates a super-intelligent man, who sadly has a few issues. A bold and interesting episode.
My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-outer-limits-sixth-finger-1963.html
#retrotv #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #scifi #scifitv #OuterLimits #DavidMcCallum #60stv #1960stv #60stelevision #1960stelevision #anthologyseries
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Tonight in 1963 — Mutual of Omaha's WILD KINGDOM debuted on NBC.
Zoologist Marlin Perkins hosted the nature series for 22 years.
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Tonight in 1970 — The last original episode of GET SMART! aired on CBS.
Why this show isn't on a free streamer or SVOD is beyond me.
#GetSmart #OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1960sTV #DonAdams #BarbaraFeldon #NotStreaming
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“Happiness came simply from doing the work.”
#PeterTork (1942–2019) would have been 81 today.
#TheMonkees #BornOnThisDay #1960s #1960sMusic #1960sTV #Nostalgia #ClassicTV
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Tonight in 1968 — #LaughIn debuted on NBC.
#DanRowan and #DickMartin hosted this sketch comedy series featuring #GoldieHawn, #LilyTomlin, #RuthBuzzi, #JoAnneWorley, #ArteJohnson, #JudyCarne, and #HenryGibson.
#GaryOwens narrated from "beautiful downtown Burbank."
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Tonight in 1963 — Mutual of Omaha's #WildKingdom debuted on NBC.
Zoologist #MarlinPerkins hosted the nature series for 22 years!
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Tonight in 1966 — #HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas debuted on CBS, based on the book by #DrSeuss.
#BorisKarloff narrated and voiced the Grinch. #ThurlRavenscroft sang. #ChuckJones produced and directed.